“ The world we inhabit is one where children feel sorrow long before they have the words to express it. Russ Ramsey
“ This woman did not know me, but she knew this stretch of trail. She didn't know if I was kind or mean, gentle or abrasive, honest or a liar. She didn't need to know what I had accomplished in life or… Russ Ramsey
“ If I wanted, I could come up with reasons to be angry with everyone I know; there are sins of commission or omission I could hang on every last person in my life… The truth is, I will never run out of… Russ Ramsey
“ There is something holy about taking up the task of stewarding a life, especially our own. If we come to this work at all, we must come with humble expectations and a willingness to be led. We submit… Russ Ramsey
“ We want the people around us to show us a satisfactory measure of genuine empathy, but no one has any idea what that looks like. This puts everyone in the precarious position of guaranteed failure. I… Russ Ramsey
“ Walking through suffering is a work that is bound by limitation. Often it isn't that the afflicted are unwilling to let others in. It is just that there comes a certain point in a person's suffering w… Russ Ramsey
“ To walk in faith is to confess that we do not know what awaits us, and the faith I have embraced does not promise an easy road. Russ Ramsey
“ I do not like being thwarted, but shall I receive good from the God and not also trouble? The voices that say Recover so you can get back to normal, grossly underestimate the gift of this wrecked life… Russ Ramsey
